San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-09
No,, ,b., the eulo0Ies on Henry Ward

OF MS wife, WllnOul WYNN btNshNt
never would have attained his great
popularity. She was n remarkable wo-
man, with an even pulse, n well.balanc-
ed mind and an undying faith In the
goodness Of her husband. Ia his dark
est day IL was always light at home.
The New York Star predicted that
Chicago would organize her military
band in time to play the inaugural
march for Carter Harrison. This In
augur-atiOn must refer to the great hole
that Carter made In the democracy OF
the Big Lake City.
The Insurance companies are taking a
hand In the anti-tObacCC crusade which
now threatens. The Buffalo newspapers
must prohibit smoking In their offices
and composing rooms or insurance rates
will be COUPLED. SO say the insurance
agents.
Those who desire to become aCquain-
ted with the elOquence OF American
women on the stump, can be gTatitied
this campaign. The advocates OF prohi-
biIiOn, OF the female persuasion, will be
very plentiful In Texas this summer.
The cry that IL Is crusade OF preachers
and pettiooats, will not deter them from
entering the lists.
The HaddOck murder trial is chiefly
noted, 30 far rs the conduct OF the case
Is concerned, tor the hard swearing and
the conflicting testimony OF witnesses,
several of whom testify TO an entirely
opposite line OF facts from that present.
ed at the cOroner's inquest. The jury will
have hard time Sitting out this con-
1ictIng evidence and making up their
verdict.
The census reports of lS60-lS70- 1850
do not bear out the assertion that the
farms OF this country are constantly in
creasing in size and that there are from
year to year fewer land holders. In the
ten years, from 1870 to 1880, the number
of farm owners increased from 1858, 9S2
to 4,00S, 90l; an average Of l34, S92 new
farm prop ietOrs added every year.
Henry needs TO revise his sta, istics.
BOULANGER introduces bicycles tito
the military service Of France. Infantry
battalions will have few trained
bicy clists each to carry dispatches and so
save cavalry men from being detached
for that purpose. What n header a fell
low would take II cannon ball came
ricochetting through his cycle spokes.
The cotton seed oil Industry is in its
infancy. By the new processes it will
double Its output without increased ex-
pense. IfOne-fOurth the Chicago lard Is
cotton seed oil, how long before it will
be all cotton seed oil under the new Or
der, and lard become drug in the mar
ket.
REV. HAMMOND. of Chicago, who re-
fused letter of coincidence to Mrs.
Beecher because he doubted BeecheI's
papers passing Peters gate, is taking
water and trying to explain how 1t was.
The explanation is simple. Hammond
never got near enough to Christ to
touch the hem Of his garment, and was
not willing to believe that Beecher had.
THERE are about thirty newspapers in
Texas that support the prohibition
amendment, and the number increases
daily. The issue cannot but be unfav-
orable to the democracy In any event.
1t Is not political party question in any
sense, but 1t has political aterclaps.
The long and costly strike in the Pat
terson silk mills of New Jersey lie ended,
and a very moderate calculation places
the loss to the operatOsr at not less than
81 100000. The manufacturers and bust
ness men have suffered equally. This
brings the whole loss to about So 600, 900,
and where does the gain come In?
The sensational canards concerning
Kissane, when sifted down, will be found
in the main false. A case of black mail
will probably be uneartned, and it is to
be expo cited. Any man who conducts
himself as Kissane has done for the past
% years. gives very strong proofs of an
integrity of character utterly inconsist-
ent with the lawlessness Of which he is
accused.
The New York Sun says "Blaine will
90 TO Europe in June and remain until
after the next national republican con
vention." In Europe or America, II
matters not where, and IN Europe as
America, Blaine will never force himself
upon his party. He is too manly a man
for that. He is today rs silent as an
oyster, while thousand envious tongues
have opened on his track. If his party
want his services he will give them. and
give them as wanted. He is too great a
man to be enviOus Of the preferment of
small men.
THERE is a refreshing air of Edenic
simplicity in these words of the Jimple-
cute: ''It Jesus Christ was Cd earth now
we believe Gibbs and his crowd would
invite him to drink! 1t would be but
little more braZen than asking Christians
to participate in whlskey convention!"
The Jimplecute is evidently not &C
quainted with the bibulOus proclivities
of scores of good Texas Christians who
allow no man to Judge them with refer
ence to meats or to drinks.